Assassin's Creed Valhalla

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **OrangeRKN** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:17 am

Photek wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:The question is: is the upgrade just a free download of the next-gen version, or is it upgraded from the current gen performance (upscaling or whatever) but not the same as the next gen version.

Whats the difference between a 'next gen' version and a current gen performance upscale?

Think PS4 and PS4 Pro, the game is upgraded, sometimes it has more options (60fps mode perhaps) like it's the same as that.

Could be anything e.g. the PS4 version might be upscaled when played on PS5 (hence "upgraded") but the PS5 version has an actual higher native resolution.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by KK » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:20 am

I wonder if on the PlayStation versions they're just going to print the PS4/5 covers on either side.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Photek** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:27 am

OrangeRKN wrote:
Photek wrote:
OrangeRKN wrote:The question is: is the upgrade just a free download of the next-gen version, or is it upgraded from the current gen performance (upscaling or whatever) but not the same as the next gen version.

Whats the difference between a 'next gen' version and a current gen performance upscale?

Think PS4 and PS4 Pro, the game is upgraded, sometimes it has more options (60fps mode perhaps) like it's the same as that.

Could be anything e.g. the PS4 version might be upscaled when played on PS5 (hence "upgraded") but the PS5 version has an actual higher native resolution.

Native resolutions are a thing of the past these days. I mean, Fable 2/Knights of the old Republic run at a 'native' 4K on my Xbox One X so I'm really confused what the difference is between upscaled and next gen. Like, you'll have the best version of Valhalla on PS5/Series X in terms of resolution and performance plus several other benefits. I can't talk about PS4 Pro but Xbox One X's upgrades to One S already do this, Hitman/Gears 5 offer higher resolution and 60fps and graphical upgrades in lighting and textures. Sea of Thieves for One X is twice the size of Base One S because it has 4K Textures but none of these game are next gen obviously...

TL:DR Valhalla won't be just an upscaled game.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **OrangeRKN** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:33 am

Yes all of those things could potentially be different between an upgraded current gen version and a next gen version.

(I don't think they will be, I think you'll literally just get upgraded to the next gen version and the matching price supports that, but the question is "has that been confirmed" and I don't know if it has)

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Photek** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:36 am

OrangeRKN wrote:Yes all of those things could potentially be different between an upgraded current gen version and a next gen version.

(I don't think they will be, I think you'll literally just get upgraded to the next gen version and the matching price supports that, but the question is "has that been confirmed" and I don't know if it has)

Again, I don't know but the way Xbox Presented it and it's smart delivery malarky wasn't just a bump in resolution....

Cyberpunk is not getting an upgrade, it will hit 4K on Series X at launch but that's it. Next year they'll add in all the extra bells and whistles for an actual next gen version.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **OrangeRKN** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:41 am

I'm pretty sure we're not talking about the same thing here...

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Photek** » Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:45 am

Probably not, :lol:

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **cheekyjay87** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:57 pm

I'm liking the look of this game, it does looks awesome!!

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Mafro** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 7:35 pm

twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1292891256964734976

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Monkey Man** » Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:26 pm

twitter.com/assassinscreed/status/1303685357335187458

A week earlier than announced.

4k/60 on XSX, from the Xbox focused press release -

https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressrel ... VEMBER.php

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **JChalmers** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:08 am

Story trailer. Looking forward to picking this up at Series X launch.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **BOR** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:30 am

Looking forward to picking this up for PS5.

I have played every Assassin's Creed games except Rogue and I cannot wait to explore in the Vikings era. 8-)

I hope to get this for xbox from boomerang as a test for the Series X.
I thought the last game looked great on the One X so I have high hopes for this

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From a pure graphics point of view I will kind of miss the spectacle of ancient Egypt though as it made for some stunning locations.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Edd** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:32 pm

Having recently finished Ghost of Tsushima, it does seem weird looking at this where you're effectively playing as the invading Mongols.

Could be interesting if they do something with the morals of what you're doing, like they did in Ghosts. Hard to feel you're playing as the 'good guy' when you're the invader, raiding and burning villages down. Either that or they ignore it because it's a game where the English are bad and Vikings are cool.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Photek** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:00 pm

Edd wrote:Either that or they ignore it because it's a game where the English are bad and Vikings are cool.

Going by the trailer it looks like this tbh.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Robbo-92** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:16 pm

Still looks like one to get when it goes cheap enough and just blitz through the story as it does look alright. Graphically speaking this and Cyberpunk should be the early pacesetters for next gen for third party games at least.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Mafro** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:31 pm

Photek wrote:
Edd wrote:Either that or they ignore it because it's a game where the English are bad and Vikings are cool.

Going by the trailer it looks like this tbh.

Sounds like my kind of game :datass:

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **OrangeRKN** » Wed Sep 30, 2020 4:46 pm

The anglo-saxons are catholics, and this is Assassin's Creed, where the head of the catholic church will fist fight anyone who tries to break into the secret underground vatican basement to stop them unveiling the ancient alien apple tech that built civilisation and that now the templars want to control so that they can turn the world into a fascist dystopia (I think the timeline where the Templars win is how the franchise ties into the Tom Clancy-verse).

So just remember when you're burning down wessex farmsteads you're actually struggling for freedom and liberty.

PostRe: Assassin's Creed Valhalla by **Monkey Man** » Wed Oct 14, 2020 8:10 pm

Ubisoft's default option for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will see you play as both male and female versions of main character Eivor at different points in the story.

Narrative director Darby McDevitt previously said the game supported both male and female versions as canon, with a full explanation to follow. Well, this is the explanation.

When Valhalla begins, you'll be able to choose to play entirely as female Eivor, entirely as male Eivor, or by default via a "Let the Animus decide" option, as revealed last night in a video clip from IGN. You can then repick from any of these options at any time.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020 ... ous-points

Maybe Eivor is remembered as different genders at different times because he/she is trans?

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